COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
2889
catalog_number
2889
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.2889_1200.Gen_pub1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.2889_1200.Gen_pub1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2889
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2889
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Gentiana puberulenta Pringle
scientific_name
Gentiana puberulenta Pringle
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Gentianaceae
family
Gentianaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Gentiana
genus
Gentiana
Genus
false
Species:
puberulenta
specific_epithet
puberulenta
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Pringle
scientific_name_author
Pringle
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Anderson
county
Anderson
County
false
Locality:
Lone Elm, 4 mi N, 2.2 mi E. Shaw Prairie; tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
locality
Lone Elm, 4 mi N, 2.2 mi E. Shaw Prairie; tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
9/8/1992
date_collected
9/8/1992
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Named for King Gentius of Illyria who reportedly was first to discover medicinal uses of this plant around 500 BC
genus_name_meaning
Named for King Gentius of Illyria who reportedly was first to discover medicinal uses of this plant around 500 BC
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
having tiny soft hairs, referring to hairs on stem
species_name_meaning
having tiny soft hairs, referring to hairs on stem
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Prairie gentian
common_names
Prairie gentian
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Downy gentian
common_names
Downy gentian
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1.5-5 dm
description
Height: 1.5-5 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are deep blue to bluish-purple and bloom from August to October.
description
Species description: Flowers are deep blue to bluish-purple and bloom from August to October.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect perennial herb covered with minute hairs. Stems are mostly unbranched. Leaves are opposite and simple.
description
Species description: Erect perennial herb covered with minute hairs. Stems are mostly unbranched. Leaves are opposite and simple.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Drier upland woods and prairies.
description
Habitat: Drier upland woods and prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots used as a tonic and to treat digestive disorders. Also used as snakebite antidote.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots used as a tonic and to treat digestive disorders. Also used as snakebite antidote.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Grows best in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade."
description
"Cultivation: Grows best in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade."
Description
false
Description:
"Propagation: Seed--plants may take 2-7 years to bloom. Division--in early spring, but not very successful. Cuttings--shoots from the plant base taken in late spring."
description
"Propagation: Seed--plants may take 2-7 years to bloom. Division--in early spring, but not very successful. Cuttings--shoots from the plant base taken in late spring."
Description
false
Color:
Blue-purple
color
Blue-purple
Color
false